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Admins’ Password Fiasco: When The Gatekeepers Can’t Guard Their Own Gates!
“Admin Password Security Risks” are no joke. With 40,000 IT admins using ‘admin’ as a password, it’s like they’ve left a neon ‘hack me’ sign on their forehead. Seems even the gatekeepers of cybersecurity can’t resist the allure of convenience over diligence. It’s admin anarchy…
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It's a bit like leaving your keys under the doormat, with a neon sign pointing to it, and then wondering why you got robbed. Yes, we're talking about IT admins using 'admin' as their password. The wizardry of cybersecurity firm Outpost24 reveals that out of roughly two million admin passwords, over 40,000 were 'admin'. And here I thought the IT crowd knew better! The story just goes to prove that even those who should be setting the gold standard for security are feeling a little too 'at home' with their password choices.
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